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Jacques-Louis David

Jacques-Louis David

17481825

Preeminent French Neoclassical painter and politician known for monumental history paintings like 'The Death of Socrates' and shifting artistic taste towards classical austerity

Johann Friedrich Gmelin

Johann Friedrich Gmelin

17481804

German naturalist, physician, and university teacher known for his wide-ranging contributions to zoology, botany, chemistry, and his revision of Linnaeus's Systema Naturae